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Image of the crowd on Main Street after the presidential motorcade passed by
Image of the crowd on Main Street after the presidential motorcade passed by

Image of the crowd on Main Street after the presidential motorcade passed by

Object number1989.100.0009.0005
Date11/22/1963
ClassificationsPhotographs
Photographer Darryl Heikes
ObjectNegative (b&w)
Credit LineDarryl Heikes, photographer, Dallas Times Herald Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
MediumFilm
Dimensions15/16 x 1 7/16 in. (2.4 x 3.6 cm)
DescriptionOriginal 35mm black and white negative taken by Dallas Times Herald and United Press International newspaper photographer Darryl Heikes. This image shows the crowd on Main Street after the presidential motorcade passed by.
Curatorial Commentary
This picture seems to show an odd scene. After the motorcade passed by, people would be expected to return to work or head off to lunch, but these images show them swarming all over Main Street. Where's the traffic?  Had Dallas Police really closed off the street this long after the parade ended?  This location, just west of the Main & Harwood intersection, was too far from Dealey Plaza to have heard any shots, but some in the crowd certainly had portable radios and may have learned about a shooting. Or Mr. Heikes may have simply caught people just meandering about as he finished up his roll of film. - Gary Mack, Curator